The entire fighting community was in shock when they heard the news about Mark Coleman’s fire incident. The community came forward in unison to pray for the well-being of the UFC Hall of Famer. Among those who prayed for him was the ‘BJJ’ goat, Gordon Ryan. ‘King’ posted several photos of Coleman along with a long caption asking people to keep the UFC star in their prayers but seems like it backfired on him.
Mark Coleman is in a medically induced coma currently and his condition is yet to be stable. The retired UFC fighter might have saved two lives but when it came to himself, he became selfless. Gordon Ryan highlighted this heroic act, yet some MMA community members have interpreted Ryan’s behavior as malicious. Now, ‘King’ is expressing anger about the situation.
Gordon Ryan is not having it with the MMA community
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Gordon Ryan was one of the first few elites of the MMA to respond to Mark Coleman’s news. The ‘BJJ” world champion took to his Instagram handle to share a picture of Coleman in the hospital with a caption that read “@markcolemanufc can’t catch a break. 1st, his hip needs surgery, and then he gets it infected. As he’s making his recovery, he finds himself in a house fire which he carried his parents out of, but ended up in ICU in the process. I’ve been friends with Mark for a few years now after meeting him in 2019 at a quintet in Vegas.”
The photo seems to be a bit personal for the family members, and the fan͏s lashed͏ out at ͏him for posting it. One fan͏ even wrote that Ryan should take down the photo and should have some moral͏ity regarding what to post ͏and what not to post. Hours after that, Coleman’s family members took the same photo to ͏create a ‘GoFundMe’ ͏page, ͏which seemed to have irked Gordon Ramsey towards his fans.
Ryan took to his Instagram handle to share a photo of the ‘GoFundMe’ page on his story and wrote “Remember when I posted this photo yesterday? And instead of everyone just liking it, they attacked me for posting a photo of him? Even though Mark actively posts his worst day alcoholism photos, openly talks about his demons, and posted almost the same exact picture. You people missed the point completely and you should die”
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Ryan’s anger is justified considering that he had no malicious intent from the post and just wanted everyone to keep Coleman in their prayers and yet fans bombarded him to take down the photo. Some even threatened him with legalities. However, everyone’s prayers seem to be working as Coleman is now conscious but still in danger.
Mark Coleman gained consciousness but was still in bad shape
The UFC veteran jumped inside the raging house thrice to protect his parents and dog, Hammer. On his third endeavor, Coleman collapsed and the Ballville Volunteer Fire Department had to airlift him to the nearest hospital for treatment. However recent updates state that he is slowly gaining consciousness.
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“Doctors removed as much soot as possible from his lungs. Doctors removed as much soot as possible from his lungs. They are planning to do the same procedure today. He was somewhat conscious after the procedure and squeezed his daughter Morgan’s hand. Still sedated in an incubator. said Mike DiSabato ( Coleman’s longtime friend and former business associate)
Update on Mark Coleman from his manager Mike DiSabito:
Doctors removed as much soot as possible from his lungs. They are planning to do the same procedure today. He was somewhat conscious after the procedure and squeezed his daughter Morgan’s hand. Still sedated on incubator.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) March 13, 2024
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Coleman’s daughter has now set up a page for her father’s treatment. Further developments are to be needed to ascertain Coleman’s health. Nonetheless, we have him in our prayers!